Home Journal
Home guides
Find advice for your next move or your work in property.
For buyers, sellers and renters
What is happening to house prices: the Home guide
Follow the Home Asking Price Index and understand what asking and sold prices tell you about the housing market.
Selling your home: the Home guide
Understand the steps in selling your home, from finding its value and choosing an agent to accepting an offer and completing the sale.
Buying a home: the Home guide
Find a home that suits you and understand what to check before you buy, from your deposit to viewings and surveys.
Where to live: the Home guide to UK places
Explore UK places and compare homes and local prices to decide where you want to live.
Renting a home: the Home guide
Find a home to rent and understand local rents, affordability and your rights as a tenant.
New build homes: the Home guide
Explore new build homes and understand what to check when comparing a new home with an older property.
For property professionals
Winning and running instructions: Home for agents
Read practical guidance on market appraisals, pricing and running instructions, with links to Home's agent tools.
Running a survey practice: Home for surveyors
Read about survey standards and running a survey practice, with links to Home's surveyor toolkit.
Selling new homes on home.co.uk: Home for developers
Understand how buyers find new homes and how to present and claim your development on home.co.uk.
Working with buyers on home.co.uk: Home for mortgage brokers
Explore working with buyers on home.co.uk, from broker fees to introductions through the mortgage broker directory.
Running conveyancing well: Home for conveyancers
Read about running conveyancing well, from upfront information and searches to joining Home's directory for firms.
The future of moving home
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Questions about our guides
What guides are available for first-time home buyers?
Start with the Home buying guide for the steps in buying a property. Our valuation guides explain how to assess a home, and our life insurance guide covers protection for homeowners.
How can I find out what my property is worth?
Read our property valuation guide and the valuation guides for home buyers and sellers. Our house price tools let you compare prices in your area.
What should landlords know before letting property?
Read our letting guide for information on preparing a property and managing a tenancy.